Energy Security & Nato Strategic Interests After 9/11

Abstract

This presentation offers a NATO context for the energy security issues discussed in this workshop. First, it highlights the actions taken by NATO and its Partners since the Al-Q’aeda terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Second, it underlines the emerging energy security threats that have been raised in the course of this workshop. Third, it looks at various energy security solutions put forward in the workshop and outlines how the working group established by this workshop can serve as the basis for a NATO Energy Security Support Capability. The creation of such a capability is clearly in line with NATO’s new asymmetric threat mission, and it also reflects the new defense against terrorism focus of NATO’s science program under whose aegis this workshop has been conducted.